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Rules

Pankration is an ancient Greek sport where all techniques such as punching, kicking, kneeing and wrestling are used. It is a highly skilled full contact sport. All parts of the body, such as hands and elbows, can be used. Scoring involves hitting the torso and with feet only hitting the head.

Weight Classes

Men

Women

under 64kg

under 70kg

under 77kg

under 85kg

under 95kg

under 53kg

under 60kg

under 65kg

OPEN

Length of Matches

Novice (No previous competition experience): 3 minutes. All Others: 5 minutes